Chapter Eight: Midnight Frightened and Ghosts Calling at the Door
Although there is a charcoal fire in the ear room, it is still cold.
Chi Su was still ill and coughed from time to time.
"Did I make you unable to sleep because of the noise?" The lights were out, Chi Su asked in the darkness, "I have the same disease. I don't cough during the day, but I cough at night."
"The sound of your cough is not as loud as the wind outside." Xue Hengzhao said, "Besides, I am not afraid of noise when sleeping."
Indeed, the cold wind blew through the glazed eaves, making a sharp and cold sound, like a long roar and a strange cry.
"It is said that the north wind rises at sunset, and the wind in this palace seems to be stronger and stronger than elsewhere." Chi Su said and yawned, "There is nothing wrong with staying here to watch the night, it is much more leisurely than elsewhere, and you can
Get a full night's sleep."
Xue Hengzhao didn't say anything else, just hugged the quilt tightly and fell asleep.
"Bang!"
"Bang bang!"
"Bang bang bang!"
I don’t know who is knocking on the door again and again.
Wake people up from their sleep.
"Who?" Chi Su shouted outside.
There was no answer, but the knocking on the door became louder and more urgent.
"What time has it been? Who's still knocking on the door?" Chi Su put on her clothes and stood up unhappily. She had just fallen asleep.
"Who is so narrow-minded?" Chi Su resented, "Could it be that Qian Quail sent someone to scare us?"
"Don't pay attention." Xue Hengzhao said calmly, "If someone is really looking for us, we will naturally speak out, so don't pay attention to it."
"What you said makes sense. Don't be surprised if you don't blame yourself." Chi Su turned over and planned to ignore the noise and continue to sleep.
But the knocks on the door kept coming and going, as if the person knocking on the door was tireless.
Chi Su couldn't bear it anymore, lit the lamp and said, "I'll go take a look."
"Farewell, I'd better go." Xue Hengzhao stopped her and stood up and said.
"I'd better go," Chi Su whispered, "I'll unbolt the door and give him a break! You were born weak and don't have enough strength."
Xue Hengzhao told her to put on her clothes before going out, and she sat up.
There is only one door in the penthouse. Chi Su opened the door a little, and it was dark outside, with not a single person in sight.
The knocking on the door naturally stopped.
"Who was knocking outside just now?" Chi Su said and opened the door wider.
No answer, no one.
"How could there be no one? Did we hear wrongly?" Chi Su murmured, closed the door, and fastened the bolt back.
Xue Hengzhao poured her a glass of warm water and said, "Drink some hot water to warm yourself up."
Chi Su drank the water and went back to bed, while Xue Hengzhao blew out the lamp.
Who would have thought that after a while, there was another knock on the door.
Still tireless, every sound is as tight as every sound.
Chi Su was so angry that she took the door bolt and walked around outside, but still found nothing.
Seeing that Xue Hengzhao couldn't persuade her, he had to cover his head and continue sleeping.
Instead of chasing after inexplicable things, it is better to sleep peacefully and recharge your batteries.
"The door is really evil!" Chi Su closed the door while sniffing at the air conditioner. "There's not even a ghost in sight!"
Xue Hengzhao slept until dawn, and the knocking on the door stopped at some point.
Chi Su didn't sleep well, coughed and got out of bed, saying: "It must have snowed in the second half of the night. I want to see where the footprints that knocked on the door went.
Tell him to pretend to be a ghost, I have to catch him!"
Chi Su angrily went to open the door, but was stunned when the door opened. There was only a thin layer of fresh snow on the ground, but there was not even half a footprint.
"What a ghost!" Even though Chi Su was brave, he couldn't help being frightened, "This... I clearly remember knocking on the door for a long time after the snow fell in the middle of the night!"
Xue Hengzhao walked over and took a look. The ground was silvery white, and there were indeed no footprints.
The eaves of the roof were also covered with snow, but there were no traces on them either.
"With such thick snow, the traces left are the clearest. If the snow is heavy, it may cover the previous traces, but you can still see some clues.
I went hunting in the mountains in previous years, and I know how to find tracks in the snow. This is definitely impossible! Unless..."
Chi Su's originally slender eyes widened and she looked at Xue Hengzhao and said, "Unless the person knocking on the door has no feet..."
She only said this, but the meaning was already very clear - ghosts have no legs.
Xue Heng looked at her without saying a word, his expression still as distant as usual.
Later, someone came to deliver food. It was Shunzi, the young eunuch in front of Qian Sanchun. He said: "Manager Qian said, you can stay here! No more shifts.
When do you want to understand, when do you respond."
Shunzi looked at Chi Su's haggard face and sneered: "I'm afraid you didn't sleep well last night? Who told you that you don't know the current affairs!"
After the sun rose, a group of people came to clean the yard.
Chi Su and Xue Hengzhao finished eating and had nothing to do, so they simply lay back on the bed.
"Miss Xue, do you think it's really a ghost calling the door?" Chi Su asked.
"Are you afraid?" Xue Heng asked as he closed his eyes on the pillow.
"It's not that scary," Chi Su said, "I didn't do anything wrong, but it's a bit scary to knock on the door in the middle of the night and see no one.
No wonder those people before were so scared to death and so scared that they went crazy.
Do you think there are ghosts in this world?"
"Let's talk at noon," Xue Hengzhao said lingeringly, "Take another nap."
"At noon..." Chi Su blinked and said clearly, "At noon the Yang energy is at its strongest, and this is the best time to catch ghosts."
There is only a hint of warmth at noon on Sanjiu Tian. The house facing north has the best lighting. The wing room is farther back than the main room, so the lighting is naturally not as good.
But after all, it is warmer than other times.
Xue Hengzhao woke up leisurely and saw Chi Su, fully dressed and sitting on the edge of the bed, waiting eagerly.
Seeing her eyes open, he leaned forward and asked: "It's noon, let's catch ghosts!"
Xue Hengzhao stood up slowly, drank half a cup of warm water, and smoothed his hair, then put on his coat and walked out.
She seemed careless, walking around casually, not as if she was trying to catch ghosts, but as if she was relaxing.
Chi Su followed her and looked around blankly, asking: "Do you see anything?"
"Don't worry, it was getting late when I came here yesterday, so I couldn't take a closer look everywhere." Xue Hengzhao said, "While it's warm now, let's take a walk around the yard."
Chi Su stopped talking, but Xue Hengzhao always gave people a feeling of coldness and alienation, unlike ordinary women.
Xue Hengzhao walked around, walked around in a circle, and then returned to the door of the penthouse.
At this time, the sun was slightly westward and was shining on the door of the penthouse.
Although it is a wing room, the doors and windows are all red, and red is the most common color in the palace.
Xue Hengzhao looked at the door quietly, as if in a trance.
"Why are you staring at this door?" Chi Su was puzzled. She also looked at it. It was just an ordinary door.
"Stop talking and go into the house." Xue Hengzhao whispered and walked in first.
Chi Su followed her and walked in. Xue Hengzhao took out a handkerchief, wetted it and held it in his hand. Then he walked out, stood on the steps with his back to the door, hid the handkerchief behind his back, and gently wiped the door panel. p>
When she walked into the house again, she closed the door.
The handkerchief was spread out, and the white silk was stained with dark red blood.